C-Capture Receives £150,000 as Shell Springboard National Winner

C-Capture, a spin out company from the University of Leeds, received £150,000 as the Shell Springboard National Winner for its innovation which removes CO₂ from industrial gas streams.

The company aims to introduce new amine-free solvent materials for CO₂ capture with low cost to ensure commercial viability. It has so far conducted tests at a pre-pilot scale solvent assessment facility in Leeds.

Shell Springboard supports breakthrough low-carbon enterprises in the UK. C-Capture, whose clean energy technology captures carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from different industrial gas streams – from large scale point sources such as power stations to smaller scale applications such as biogas upgrading – saw off competition from a shortlist of six finalists and a total of 140 other entries from across the country.

The company has been chosen by an independent panel of judges, comprising of some of the leading experts in the low-carbon and enterprise sectors.

Professor Chris Rayner of C-Capture, said, “Winning Shell Springboard is a fantastic achievement and comes at a critical time for our business as we look to bring C-Capture technology to market.”

Shell Springboard is one of two Enterprise Development programmes run by Shell to support and inspire UK entrepreneurs to innovate for a lower-carbon future.